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Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-14
Is Consumption IncurableG

Read The following Mr.. G. II. Nor
ris, Newark, Ark, says: "Was down
with Abcess of Lungs, and friends
and physicians pronounced me all In
durable consumptive. Began taking
DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption, am now on my third bottle,
and able to oversee the work ON my
farm. 1t is the finest medicine ever
made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, says {:
"Had 1t not been for DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption would
have died of Lung Troubles. Was
given up by doctors. Am now in
hest of health" Try it. For sale by
Harry b. Garner, City Pharmacy.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-14
EDUCATING HORSES.

A System of Management and Training
an That Recommends Itself
The method employed by harey was
10 deprive the horse OF the use OF MS
limbs and then TO cause MN 10 reaiile
the utter uselessness OF attempting 70
do otherwise than as the operator dc-
sired. Ihe method is ratner seVere'
taken altogether, and though most ex-
cellent Tor vicious animals, Is NOT au-
visaole In the care OF colts OF Oh al an,
imal that is not vicious. Inc prlncipai
thing, IN training colt OF morse 'na'
Is not vicious Is patence' ana tnere ID
temptation TO many 10 resort 70
methods that are quicker ana 40 not
require the exercise OF patience. Inc
average colt or morse needs only 10 uh-
derstand what Is wanted Oh u 10 10 IT,
Il the task is WITHIN the animal power
But 1t can not always immeuiateiy un'
derstand what Is required anu .he per
slstcnce IN teachlng IL tii's Is wnere 'he
necessity OF patience comes H. d,
But II some other means are ioun'
necessary, the karey mothoa may oe
adopted. In the trst place we must ges
halter OF bride upon the animal. ana
that IS sometimes a pretty diihcuit 'nine
to DO karey sometimes usea arugs 70
quiet the horse and that is permisSiple
Il nothing else WIN answer pus never
should DO ADVISED II other means ca',
be employed he woulu rho u i,.'ie .,
the OIL oil cummln upon tne hanus' anu
approach tne morse, upon .he wihu"aru
slde' so that no couia smell .ne OIL: ~
Is SAID that as soon rs the amman
smells the cummln ne VIII permit tne
man TO aprroach MN Wneh up,
proached q Little OF tne OIL Is ruopeu
upon the nose ana IL Is sa'u 70 hiaNe
the animal so dociie tna1 ne can " ' ,eu
anywhere we nave never seen 'his
DONE and while ~ isohe Oh 'he features
OF the harey method we muse auVisc
caution IN attempting thuS 70 approao"
auangerous animal a vicious horse'
with both mead ana neeis ioose' Is ho'
very sale tn,hS 10 trine wi'n'
Inc prldle OF natter once on tne
horse is mex. thrown upon ms sac 10
do TINS tne leit 1901 Is iiIlea up 10 tnc
body ana strap IS passed over Inc
knee and Pushed over inc lower pasterh
joint over the ankle ana close 10 tne
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-14
Buoklen's Arnioa salve.

THE BEsT SALvE in the world fol-
Cuts, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rhenm, Fever Sores, letter, Chapped
hands, ChilbIains, Corns, and all skin
Eruptions, and positively cures Piles
or no pay required. 1t is guaranteed
to give perfect satisfaction, or money
refunded. Price 25 cents per box
Sold by Harry d. Garner, City Phar-
macy. M
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-14

MuSIC,
When Cornaro was within two years
Of four score his diet was regulated in
quality and quantity, as follows: In
four meals he took each day twelve
ounces in all Of solid food, consisting
Of bread (stale, Of course, for he was
not weah-minded), light meat, yelk OF
egg, and soup.--Richard a. Proctor, in
CosnlopoiitGn
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-14
A Positive Proof that Cancer can
be Cured.

Mr.. A. II Stands Is a well-known
farmer, whose residence 10 In Spart-
anburg, s. @. He is a man of means
and education. His standing in his
community is A | for truth and prob
ity. While Mr.. Stands refrains from
using the word cancer, the facts he
gives settles the question of the ma
ture Of his disease. He says his ply
sicians never said the sore was a can
Ger, but that they all warned him that
there was great danger that 1t might
turn Into cancer. AT any rate, none
of them could afford Mr.. Shands the
slightest relief, and finally he was
cured by S. S. S, the finest and only
absolutely certain blood purifier in
the world. Below is Mr.. Shand s
own letter about his cure. Let any
one suffering from similar ailment
write to Mr.. Shands, and learn from
him the exact effects of the wonder
full medicine that cured him.
SPARTANBURG, s. c., April 2, 1887.
Gentlemen-For twenty years l
have had sore on my left cheek. 1t
had gradually been growing worse.
The many ply Sicians whom l had
consulted were unable TO do me any
good Last fall year ago | began
using S. 5 S. At first 1t iuflamed
the sore, and it became more virulent
than ever; so much so, indeed, that
my family insisted that Ishould leave
off the medicine. Ipersisted IN u.s.
ing the s. s. s. AT the end of two
months the sore was entirely healed
Thiuking that the evil was out of my
left of the medicine !;
but in November, ten months after, a
very slight breaking outappeared. |
1T once began again on S. S. s., and
now that is also disappearing. /
have every faith in s. S. s. II has
done me more good than all the doc
tors aud other medicines | ever took
sars4.d Yourstruly,
A. II. STANDS.
Treaties on Blood and Skin Di-
sesses mailed free. The SWIFT SPE-
rIFIc Co.. Drawer 3. Atlanta, Ga.
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-10-14
ESTABLISHED 1850.
The Evansville
Commercial : College
Institute d Business Training.

This old and tried institution has had a very
large attendance this winter. both ofladies and
gentlemen, and no wonder, for 1t is one OF the
most thorough and reliable Business Colleges
in the West Prof. s. N. Curnick, the princi-
pal, 10 thoroughly conversant with business
practices and oflce work, as he was for 20 years
connected with the wholesale business OF Ey-
Ansyille. Every department OF the college is
carefully conducted on practical Business prin-
ciples. Book Keeping, Penmanship, Business
Mathematics, ,C0rrespOndences, Business Forms
Banking. Trading, Short hand. Type Writing,
all thoroughly taught, so that the conciencious
student receives reliable business education
worth ten times its cost. Those wishing COM
mercial course, lady or gentleman, should at
OF Young men in this and adjoining counties.
Apply by letter or In person TO s. N. CUR
NICK, Cor. 8rd and Main Streets, Evansville
Indiana. Mch.2
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Music and Animals

Almost everyone has witnessed one time or
another the power of music over animals.
The educated horse of the circus owes great
deal to the influence of music; he marches,
trots, galops. advances, retreats, and even
dances to the lively strains of the orchestra.
On sheep and cattle, music, both vocal and
instrumental, has a highly beneficial effect.
There is a poetic saying among the Arabs,
that the song of the shepherd fattens the
sheep more than the richest pasture of the
plains, and the saying rests no doubt on a
foundation of fact. Eastern shepherds are in
the habit Of singing and piping to quicken
the action of the fiocks under their charge.
beers are delighted with the sound of music
and have been known to follow in herds the
sound of the bagpipes and violin. Even lions
and bears come under the charm: there are
frequent instances of bruins dancing to music.
Elephants, too, have good ears and may be
trained as music performers. The cheering
influence of music is seen i'm the case of camels
During the long and painful marches the
conductors of a caravan often comfort their
camels by playing OH instruments. The
music has such an effect that, however
fatigued they may be by their heavy loads
the animals step out with renewed vigor
Monkeys have keen ear for RHYTHM and
have been taught to dance to music on the
tight rope Bourdelot speaks of a monkey
whom all Paris at one time went to see, who
dressed as woman, danced a minuet IN
cadence with his master.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Why Wooden Should be Worn.

A physician who advocates using wooden
underwear in place of cotton or linen goods
gives an array of excellent reasons why it
should be done. Wool, he aflirms. exercises
stimulating effect upon the skin, unlike
linen and cotton, and consequently promotes
the proper action of the pores, glands and
superficial tissues. 1t is non-conductor of
heat and preserves the normal temperature of
the body. 1t allows freer escape of the
perspiration, and thus lowers, by evaporation
any abnormal temperature of the body. and
facilitates the loss Of excessive heat. Also.
through its non-conductivity of heat, it pre-
serves the normal measure of warmth. Hence
it is a better protection against the extremes
OF either heat or cold than linen or cotton.
Beside the above, the doctor adds that wool
is electrical, while linen and cotton are not.
Wool can excite electricity, but does not con-
duct it. Therefore a body clothed in wool
loses less of its animal electricity, while fresh
electricity is excited ON the surface. The in
innate relationship between galvanic, nervous
and vital forces renders this popularity of the
greatest Importance to the wearer.
While he does not consider it an infallible
cure all, the physician is certain that wooden
underwear is of much benefit, and that its
general adoption would produce permanent
good
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Preparinr Bees for Winter.

Bees begin to make preparations for
winter somewhat earlier than is generally
supposed In preparing for winter, as in
deed in all matters pertaining to bee
keeping, apiarians ought to adopt as nearly
as possible methods of management in
agreeelent with the interests and habits
of the bee. In a report recently issued by
the department of agriculture on the OBJ
servations and experiments made under
the direction of the entomolOgist occur
some notes of instruction on this subject.
1t has been found good practice to
widen the spaces between the comb frames
near the close of the honey gathering sea-
son, in order that the bees may, by elon-
eating the cells, place large share of the
winter stores above the cluster. When
bees build their own combs after their
own design, as in box hives, spaces are
left between wide enough to admit of
elongating the cells in order that large
share of the winter stores may be placed
in the top of the hive, easily accessible in
the severest weather.
AS soon as the storing of surplus honey
is done the condition of every colony
should be examined, the amount and
character of the winter food ascertained,
the number of comb frames and the size
of the apartment should be determined by
and ADAPTED to the wants of each colony.
After the supply of winter stores has been
equaliZed among all the colonies, II the
supply is insufficient, feeding should be
done before the advent of cold nights
Bees expected to perform the function
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Died at his Post

MANY of our business men are suddenly
stricken with apoplexy while engaged in
their daily duties. Premonitory symptoms
such as dizziness and pressure in the head,
pain around or palpitatiOn of the heart,
numbness or prickly sensation of the limbs,
sour stomach, etc., have been neglected and
the unfortunate victim of apopleXy dies in
a few hours or is left in a sadly crippled
condition. Anti-ApOplectine, the only apo
plexy preventive and paralysis cure, taken
as directed relieves all the pulmonary symp-
toms, and keeps the blood, blood vessels
and heart in such condition as to make
apOplexy impossible. Send to DR.. +. s.
Hutchinson Il Co., Enosburgh Falls, VT,
fOrteStimOnialS
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Clytiestlale Horses.

The draft horse interest is extending
rapidly throughout the country notably
all over the west. Larger importations Of
draft horses are reported this season than
ever before. AS these importations in
clude many Clydesdale horses, few
words about this breed will doubtless
prove of interest. There is no question
that a vast improvement has been
effected of late years in the breeding Of
Clydesdales, though the original stock
contained the elements of what is really
good and substantial. The increased de-
mand, not only from Canada and the
United States, but also from South Amer
lea, Australia and several of the CONT
mental countries of Europe, has proven a
wonderful incentive to breeders For
merly the valley of Clyde was the chief
breeding district, but nowadays Clydes-
dales are bred with about equal success in
nearly every county in Scotland.
While it cannot be claimed that the
Clydesdale is model horse for every pIr-
pose, it may be said he is trustworthy,
level headed, docile animal, of great value
as draft and work horse. The average
modern Clydesdale stands from 16 to
1G 10 hands high, and weighs, when in
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Brine Sailing Versus Dry Sailing.

The advocates of the so called snew
process" of brine sailing butter are fitting
opinions quite freely with the advocates
of the old method of "dry sailing" There
are successful butter workers on both
sides, which makes it appear that each
method possesses merits and that each
produces n good quality of butter. The
question to be decided seems to be which
method involves the least labor AS high
authority as 7. d. Curtis takes the ground
that dry sailing is equally advantageous
with the new process and less trouble
some. He claims that the easiest way to
salt butter is the usual one, viz: apply
ing the salt direct to the butter when it
has reached the granular state
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Marston's Balsam of Arise is a sure
cure for all lung diseases. Don't use any
other. Every bottle warranted
DR.. CAGES Next Visit.

ComM, Hemo>yhage, LING Disease-Mrs. A. L
Ceiley, West Adover, N H. given up in last stages
sea and well. L, G.. Boutwell, Montpelier, w. very
low with lung disease, DIR. Gage cured him and did moi
zee him. Mrs. L. A. Sawyer, Keene, N. H., had Sc
we're cough and henorrhgge Dr. Gage treated her two
years and she has had no hemorrhages SINCE
FeWa(f COMPLAINTS, OUa,2an Timers, etc-'My
wife had been treated year and half by of Con
cords specialists by means of the usual disgusting local
treatment until her health almost ruined Dr. Gage
cured her eecaly by his new and pleasant treatment
Oliver Peiren, Concord, N. H."
Mrs VIM. Baldwin, ST. Johnsbury, VT, cured OF
Until nearly reck, DIR. Gage cured her without the
disgusting local treatment. Mrs Mary Smith, East
Candida N. H. cured Of ovarian tumor as large as
Cancers, Hmmors, ne.-Alvin Bruce of Williams
vile had cancer on his face. Under DR.. Cages
II. atmenti has disappeared G. Ambrose Londonderry
y; H. cured of cancer on his lip. F. M. Dole North.
held, VT, cured OF cancer on his nose
Ierrtble Disease Of The Blood and Bone-"My wife
had terrible ulcers from her knee her foot and had
used crutches years. Dr. Gage cured her SO there
| NJ H., PlO. Bedford, N. H."
Cetarrh, Deafness, DiseAargiag. Ears,-"Dr
Gage cured my son Of deafness and dischargng
Buttrick, Londonderry, N. H." Mary A. Baldwin,
Keene, n H. deafness and dschargng ears cured
Miss M u. Barnet, Walpole, N. H., aged 10 had
Amos Young, Derry Depot, N. H., Lucrative catarrh
had eaten hole through roof of mouth, cured.
Covered sOith Itching, Burning, Discharg1ng Hn
moys-~My son was helpless in bed with terrible hui
which covered the entire body. Dr. Gage has
ed him. He also cured of serious difficulty, c.
w. Bean, Brentwood, N H.
Frightfni Bleeding from the Kidneys.-"I was so
low with kidney disease and had such fightfu hemor-
rhages that my physician gave hope and abandon
ed my case. As last resort my consulted DR. Gage
who remedies without seeing which have effect
ed cure. have not been so we'll for Is years. DR..
Levi Dodge, Waterford, VT"
Heart Disease, Debility, etc.-Lile Williams So
Elliott St. Brattleboro, VT, confined her bed with
heart difficulty. remarkable overy, Many other
cases given.
Blindness, Sore Eyes, etc-"I had scrofulous opth-
halmia and my sight was very poor DR.. Gage cured
so can read fine print, Addie Cooper, Keene, N.
H. "My daughter was blind. DR.. Gage cured her.
Nathaniel Williams, Senters block Manchester, N. H.
Spinal Disease Cured and GAINED IS Pomnds.-G.
S. Appleton, Esq, of Burlington, this well known tick
agent at the depot says he has relative that
helpless with spinal disease that Dr. Gage has cured
he h as gained rs pounds
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Holes in Shells Accounted For.

You sometimes see shells along our shores
having a hole in their side. This hole is per-
fectly round, and is beveIed or counter sunk.
It seems to have been made artificially and
with great care. How is it to be accounted
for? Another shell, the common cookie, which
is found in great numbers all along our
shores, has done the mischief. 1t has q
tongue, furnished with rows of teeth, giving
it a resemblance to file. When the little
creature is hungry, it finds another shell con.
tanning living inhabitant. 1t at once
fastens itself to it, and by means of its teeth
covered tongue commences boring or filing a
hole, and continues at this employment until
it has gotten through the shell to the living
inhabitant within. This is what it was after
1t has found its food, and can now at its
leisure makes its meal.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Cream as an Aid to DipeSfion.

Cream is often tolerated by the stomach
when other fats would not be- Professor
Arnold, of Cornell university, explains its
superior digestive quality over butter and
other solid fats. This consists, first, in its
being not exactly in liquid form, but in a
condition allowing of great mobility between
its particles, permitting the gastric juice to
mix with it in the most perfect manner, and
with whatever else the stomach contains,
thereby aiding digestion. Its behavior is
quite different in this respect from that of
the other substances mentioned As soon as
these become melted they grease over the
other contents of the stomach, obstructing,
in measure, the contact of gastric Juice,
and hindering, rather than fastening, the
progress of their digestion
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Good and Bad Form in Note WRITING.

1t is generally considered good form to
write alternately on the first and third pages
of sheet of note paper, and in the DAYS of
thin paper there was reason for this practice.
Some of our social authorities, however, con-
denim this as suggestive of the business habit
of making copies by letter press
A maddening affectation in vogue among
young ladies is that of writing horizontally
ON the first paga, vertically upon the second,
and so on. This course pursued through sew
eral sheets will invariably produce confusion,
if nothing worse, in the readers mind.
A fancy of the day among fashionable
women is to write on the first and second
pages only, repeating on the second page the
last word of the first, according to the way
of our ancestors, and signing only single
initial before the surname, no matter how
numerous or fine ones baptismal appellations
may be.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
A Wedding Invitation Declined.

To decline wedding invitation is not con.
sidered polite No answer whatever is USUALLY
expected. If unable to attend one NAV send
card on the day of the ceremony, as an
acknowledgment of the safe receipt of the
invitation. If the letters r. S. V. p. appear
on the wedding invitation, and you are forced
to refuse, some good reason must be assigned
such as absence or illness. A suitable form
Of regrets is the following:
"Miss James regrets most sincerely that alb
sence from town on the 31st of September
will make it impossible for her to accept Mrs
Deane's very kind invitation to be present Al
her daughters wedding"
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Strychnine for Cophers.

Judging from the crop reports there is a
very general prevalence of gophers
throughout the newer portions of the
northwest. Professor Budd DESTROYS
gophers on the Iowa college farm with
strychnine crystals. Potatoes are cut in
halves end their cut surfaces rubbed
with the crystals. These poisoned
pieces are stuck firmly on to
the sharp ends of stiff twigs, about
eighteen inches in length. AS the burrows
of the gopher are opened piece of potato
is run in the length of the stick, the outer
end being fastened by sticking it into the
earth at the mouth of the hole. BY this
means Professor Budd reports that the
land was cleared of the pests in about one
week. When the poison was scattered
loosely in their runs it proved less effec-
tive, as they throw it out untasted in most
cases.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
SOCIAL ETIQUETTE.
Manners and Customs PracticeGl in
Polite Society.

Manners and Customs PracticeGl in
Polite Society.
To person unfamiliar with the usages of
society the visiting card is but an insicnifi-
cant bit of paper; nevertheless, certain fash
ions attach to it, one of which Art Inter
change states concisely as follows: 1t is not
etiquette at present to leave cards with the
corners turned down. Cards should be left
unbent, except when number of ladies live
in the same house, when they may be doubled
to signify that one card is intended for sew
eral persons This saves having number of
cards. For instance, under one roof lives a
lady with two daughters, one of them mar
ried and who has friend stopping with her.
One card doubled should be left for the
mother and unmarried daughter; another for
the married daughter, and a third for the
friend.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
For the COlOred People.

One of the most select hotels in Sara-N
toga is one which is open to colored PEG
pie only. Its proprietor is said to be
worth 100000 Among his guests this
year have been several young colored
women of wealth and position. Two of
them wore diamonds of great value. One
of these dusky beauties was considered
the belle of Saratoga by her race, and her
somewhat naughty manner showed that
she realized what is due to a queen Of
beauty. Chicago Times.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
FIG. 2.-LATcH ATTACHMENT.

In Ohio Farmer is given description
of the latch shown in Fig. 2. In this
figures the tooth of worn out sulky
rake. Straighten the tooth all except
where it is coilcd clear around (sce cut
and fasten it on q lower board of gate
with staple, so that the upper end OK
tends @ few inches above the gate, for a
hand hold. Also fasten it to the latch
with staple, but loose enough to move q
little, and sprung SO that tho latch will
spring into place when gate is swung
shut. To prove that you are practical
farmer, stick corn cob on top for a
handle.
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1887-09-30
Historic Origin of a Common Phrase.

The common saying of "The tune that the
old COW died Of" was doubtless introduced
into this country by early Scotch or Irish
immigrants; the phrase is very usual one
in the mouths of the peasantry of the north
country folk 1t arose, SO say Scotch authori-
ties out of an old song: 49,
There was an old man, and he had an old COW,
And he had nothing to give her;
So he took out his fiddle and played her a tune
Consider good COW, consider
This is no time of the year for the grass to grow
Consider good COW, consider.
The old COW, as may be surmised, died of
hunger, and when any melancholy tune or
song is heard the peasantry say ~That is the
tune the cow died Of"